Prof William Gumede says many African governments are stifling freedom of expression under the guise of tackling Covid-19, restricting access to information and undermining the basic human rights of ordinary citizens. He feels that they must be kept in check

Guest: Professor William Gumede - Executive Chairman of the Democracy Works Foundation and author of Restless Nation: Making Sense of Troubled Times (Tafelberg).

Guest: Siphiwe Dlamini - Head of Communications and Spokesperson at SANDF(The South African National Defence Force)

Guest: Ayanda Allie Paine - Spokesperson for the Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula

The Turn down your radio campaign, a NAB Commercial Radio Committee (CRC) Free Radio Initiative, was launched on airwaves across the country today in a bid to not only raise awareness of the disturbing prevalence of this abuse – which has regrettably seen a significant spike during lockdown - but also to encourage proactive steps by ordinary citizens to help to identify and eradicate it.

Guest: Nada Wotshela - Group Executive SABC Radio

Guest: Dr Garth Japhet - CEO of Heartlines

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Guest: Prof Leenta Grobler, an associate professor at the NWU Faculty of Engineering, and group leader of the Medical Device Development Group at the NWU

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Guest: Wandile Sihlobo - Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa and the author of Finding Common Ground: Land, Equity, and Agriculture

The Teddy Bear Clinic has started a campaign to ensure the safety of all children in the fight against COVID-19 and has called on government and potential sponsors to provide masks for children.

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Guest: Dr Shaheda Omar – Director at Teddy Bear Clinic

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Guest: Emily Thomas - Gift of the Givers Project manager

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Guest: SABC COO - Mr Ian Plaatjies